BROCKS PART WITH QUEENSLAND’S OLDEST PUB
After nearly three decades, the Brock family has departed “Queensland’s oldest pub” – ushering in old hand new entrants to the pub game. Built 1851 by Francis Bigge as the Brighton Hotel, on the shores of Moreton Bay overlooking North
FOUR CHARGED OVER ATTACK ON SECURITY
Police have arrested four people out of a group of five tourists that launched a blitz attack on security at a Camperdown pub after being asked to leave. The Alfred Hotel on Missenden Road is across from RPA Hospital and
AUSTRALIA HITS THE MARKET
Trudie and Lee Hilliar are looking to a change, listing their thriving Australia Hotel in hot property Cessnock, 50 kilometres west of Newcastle. The Hilliars have held three pubs in Cessnock, buying the Aussie from Alan and Helen Moyles in
OLD HEPBURN TO PASS ON
The Old Hepburn Hotel will soon close after more than a century and a half, as new title-holders consider other plans for the site. The pub was built in the town of Hepburn Springs, around 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne,
BROADWAY HOTEL SAVED FROM THE BALL
The historic, heritage and twice-burned Broadway Hotel in Woolloongabba has survived another attempted demolition, a state government Stop Order holding back the wrecking ball another 60 days. The Broadway Hotel was built 1889, on the corner of Logan Road and
COLES AND AVC ANNOUNCE $200m DEAL
Coles’ Spirit Hotels has finally announced its much-anticipated joint venture proposal with Australian Venue Company (AVC), for control of 87 pubs in three states. ASX-listed Coles (ASX: COL), recently de-merged from parent company Wesfarmers, has entered into an incorporated joint
BROOKLYN’S ANGLERS REST AS MATES RETIRE
Old mates Geoff Watts and Mal McKellar are leaving the game, putting up their Anglers Rest Hotel in Brooklyn, north of Sydney. The Anglers Rest occupies a large 1,221sqm block on the beachfront of picturesque Brooklyn, on the idyllic Hawkesbury
REGIONAL GASTRO PUB ON OFFER
The picturesque and acclaimed Tinamba Hotel in eastern Victoria is being offered for sale, as long-time owner Damien Gannon looks for a change. The Tinamba is a charming country pub in Victoria’s Gippsland lakes region, around 200 kilometres east of
SYNDICATE DIVESTING REGIONAL GEM AREA HOTEL
The Riverina region’s Area Hotel is for sale, as a syndicate of investors look to capitalise on a bullish market and uplift in interest in strong regional hotels. The private syndicate has owned the Area for 15 years, operating it
CARSON & CO TAKE ON SMITHS’ AUSTRALIAN HOTEL
The Smiths say goodbye to their thriving Australian Hotel, ending decades of their dedicated operation as they hand the reins to new locals Andrew Carson and family. Glenda and Gary Smith have owned and run their stately 1909-built Hotel overlooking